The Happy Home Cook: Risotto with Shiitake, Chinese Sausage and Chicken Livers

The Happy Home Cook: Risotto with Shiitake, Chinese Sausage and Chicken Livers

This is an update of one of the recipes I submitted to the Campbell Soup Recipe Contest in the late 80s. I had forgotten about those recipes until recently when I came across them in a faded folder!

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It Takes A Pilgrimage

It Takes A Pilgrimage

Doing research in Delano, California for an art installation, artist France Viana learns about the most valuable crop planted by Filipino farm workers of old.

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Transcendental May Filipino Traditions

Transcendental May Filipino Traditions

Why Filipinos in the U.S. replicate Santacruzan and Flores de Mayo

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To the Lighthouse – on Capul Island

To the Lighthouse – on Capul Island

Yes, you can stay in a lighthouse on an island in the Philippines.

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The Happy Home Cook: Mango Refrigerator Cake

The Happy Home Cook: Mango Refrigerator Cake

We can proudly say that the Philippines has perhaps the best mangoes in the world. The month of May reminds me of the sweet, ripe mangoes, summers and fiesta time in our home country. Here in America, I find an abundance of mangoes in the markets from April to late July. It’s a good excuse to whip up the mango recipes I learned from my mother.

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Tears of Fear Then Joy in Iraq

Tears of Fear Then Joy in Iraq

Philippine Embassy staff in Iraq rescues Filipino victims of human trafficking.

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Martial Law Stories: Remembering

Martial Law Stories: Remembering

A journalist remembers her days underground and the courageous people she worked with.

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Watch Out World: Somewhere in the Middle, Deborah Francisco Douglas Finds Her Way Home

Watch Out World: Somewhere in the Middle, Deborah Francisco Douglas Finds Her Way Home

A Filipino American Peace Corps volunteer of mixed lineage discovers the Philippines – and herself.

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The Happy Home Cook: Beef Bourguignon

The Happy Home Cook: Beef Bourguignon

This is one of my favorite recipes. I like to fix this for a large crowd. I can prepare it ahead of time and warm it up before the guests arrive. I serve it with rice, salad, and perhaps a ham or salmon as well.  The recipe below serves 6 or so, and when I fix for a larger group, I have to triple the recipe.

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Holy Week! Baguio’s Still Worth Your While

Holy Week! Baguio’s Still Worth Your While

Why despite the evident “deterioration” of Baguio’s nostalgic pine-scented, quiet and stress-free atmosphere, the city still beckons.

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